Jones City Energy Storage, LLC Submits Notice of Self-Certification as Exempt Wholesale Generator

Jones City Energy Storage, LLC has submitted a notice to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) self-certifying as an exempt wholesale generator (EWG) under Section 366.7(a) of the FERC regulations. The company, a Delaware limited liability company, plans to develop, own, and operate a 200MWac nameplate capacity solar powered electric generation facility in Jones County, Texas. The facility is expected to achieve commercial operation in the 1st quarter of 2027 and will be interconnected with the transmission system owned by Lone Star Transmission within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority area.

Key Takeaways:

• The facility will comprise approximately 200MWac nameplate capacity and is expected to achieve commercial operation in the 1st quarter of 2027.
• The facility will be interconnected with the transmission system owned by Lone Star Transmission within the ERCOT balancing authority area.
• All of the facility's output will be sold at wholesale within the ERCOT BAA.
• Jones City Energy Storage, LLC is an indirect subsidiary of Lightsource Renewable Energy US, LLC, a renewable energy company focused on developing, owning, and operating solar energy and battery storage projects.
• The company represents that it satisfies the criteria for EWG status, including being engaged directly and exclusively in the business of owning or operating eligible facilities and selling electric energy at wholesale.
• The facility is considered an "eligible facility" as it is used for the generation of electric energy exclusively for sale at wholesale.
• No rate or charge for the construction of the facility or electric energy produced by the facility was in effect under the laws of any state on October 24, 1992.
• The Public Utility Commission of Texas has been notified of this self-certification as required by FERC regulations.

Statistics:

• The facility has a nameplate capacity of approximately 200 MWac.
• The facility is expected to achieve commercial operation in the 1st quarter of 2027.
• The facility will be interconnected with the transmission system owned by Lone Star Transmission within the ERCOT BAA.
• The facility's output will be sold at wholesale within the ERCOT BAA.

Sources:

• 18 C.F.R. § 366.7(a)
• 18 C.F.R. § 366.1
• Sithe Framingham, LLC, 83 FERC P 61,106 (1998)
• Madison Windpower, LLC, 93 FERC P 61,270 (2000)
• Southern Elec. Wholesale Generators, Inc., 66 FERC P 61,264 (1994)
• Entergy Power Asia Ltd., 67 FERC P 61,342 (1994)